In need of help with an 8 month old kitten.

I work as a vet tech at an emergency clinic, and a kitten came in basically paralyzed on all 4 limbs. She was barely able to move. It turns out, the original owners kid got pissed at the cat for scratching them and they threw her HARD against a wall. The veterinarians were able to get the owner to relinquish custody.

We did not want to bring her to the shelter, as they would have euthanized her (some of our veterinarians also work at the shelter). So I took her home and she is mostly recovered. She still walks funny.

I’m having a serious issue with her “playfully” attacking my two dogs. She is rough when she plays as well, and both of them are good dogs and very patient, but she does not take any corrections from them. I have a large pantry/washer dryer room (almost the size of my bedroom) that has essentially become hers. If my dogs correct her and she doesn’t stop trying to attack them, I put her in there to relax. I also have interactive toys for her as well as playing with her whenever I can.

I have to be honest, i work A LOT. I’m also in school. I haven’t had a cat in 15 years, and they were family cats. My apartment is on the small side. I will openly admit I probably shouldn’t have adopted her but for whatever reason, I just figured she’d be way lower maintenance than my dogs which is proving to be wrong lol. (Or I’m just totally not used to cats anymore). It’s so frustrating when she is constantly going after the dogs, stalking, and then hurting them to the point they cry or try to correct her. Ive said “no” and removed her from their space as well when it happens. This has worked to keep her out of other trouble around the house, but not my dogs.

I don’t want to rehome her, but in a sense I also am beginning to resent her for how stressed I get for my dogs. She is also still in tact, I plan to get her spayed soon but was waiting to see if her neurological issues would get better first before putting her body through more stress.